Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-02-11
WHOLE NO. ll,l76.
fire. She snatched it out, crisp and black
ened on one side. The wretched mothers
recovery is considered doubtful.
The Mexican ConsuI-GeneraIship.

ened on one side. The wretched mothers
recovery is considered doubtful.
The Mexican Consul GeneraIship.
CITY OF MEXICO, February 10th.-The
Ttgo Republics publishes the following: A
telegram is published this morning from
Washington stating that the name of Il. c.
Moore, as Omitted States Consul-GeneraI
10 this city, had been sent to the Senate.
This confirms the TuInors of Consul-Gen-
eral Porch's removal and chronicles the
downfall of another of Uncle sam serv-
ants for doing his plain duty. Porch was
seen by a reporter and shown the telegram.
Well he said, - l have been expecting
this for some time, though this is the first
that have heard of my successors name
having been actually sent in but that some
action of this kind would be taken | have
known, or at any rate supposed, for some
days. The first positive information | had
was two weeks ago. / then received let
ter from Senators Vest and Cockrell, saying
that Secretary Bayard had told them he
would remove me on account OF my action
on the occasion of Sedgwick's visit to this
city"
What are you going to do in the mat
ter ?''
Fight to the bitter end. / have been
unjustly, not to say outrageously. dealt
with, aud don't propose calmly to sub
nit. Secretary Bayard has heard one side
of the story, and has refused to listen to
the other. Sedgwick had the Secretary's
ear, of course, and told him, as he has told
everybody else, the story of the debauch
was an outrageous lie that had lent aid to
formulate. | propose to right myself by
publishing my side of the case Every
thing in connection with the affair will be
made public, and Sedgwick will be shown
up through the unimpeachable evidence of
leading residents of Mexico-Americans
and Mexicans."
a Murderous Youth.
New YORK, February 10th.-Oto White,
% years old, tonight went to the residence
OF his stepmother, Elizabeth White, for the
purpose of killing her servant, named
Louisa Wolf, who opened the door in re-
sponse to Whites ring, and as she did he
fired bullet through her head, and she
sank dead upon the threshold. Mrs. White,
who had retired with the children, ran to
the door, and her stepson fired a second
time, the bullet entering the cheek of his
siepmother. Then young White fled, and
has not been arrested. Whites father died
about three months ago, leaving his entire
effects to his wife. This angered the son.
and he has several times threatened to kill
his stepmother.
Railroad Company Sued.
COLUMBUS (0). February 10TH Presi-
dent John +. Shaw, of the Columbus,
Hooking Valley and Toledo Railroad to-
day sued Stevenson Burk, NJ. NJ. Green,
Charles Ilickox, William McKinnie,
Chauncey Andrews John w. Ellis and the
Ohio Central Railroad Company, and Judge
Bingham granted an injunction restraining
the defendants from selling their stock, and
to compel them TO account for their indebr-
edness to the company for both stock and
bonds
An Extensive Ice Gorge.
Lyons (Mich), February 1Oth-Lyons is
sea of ice. Grand river rose during the
night about four feet and an ice gorge
formed just below the city. The whole
business part of the town is under water,
and great damage has been sustained. The
loss will reach into the thousands. Several
families have been driven out OF their
dwellings, and others took to upper stories.
The ice gorge covers an area of about 400
acres and is estimated to be twenty feet
thick in Places All mails are shut of
from the north and west.
Earnings of the Union Pacific Railroad.
BosToN, February 10TH The annual
statement of the Union Pacific Railroad
shows the earnings for the year st S26, $685.
| z97; expenses, SIG, ,553 ,109 surplus, S1O,-
050,6S8 taxes, 81 ,055 SO; net earnings,
| s., ,995 ,17S. This shows an increase of
S15l, 45l i'll taxes and decrease of S2, ,692,-
262 in net earnings as compared with 1855.
LOgan's Last Work.
New YORK, February 10th.-The Trib-
me says that the book left in manuscript
by General Logan, The Volunteer Soldier
of America" will be published in Chicago,
without delay.
Reported Railroad Disaster.
CLEVELAND, February 11th-1 A. Mt is
reported that at midnight the express on
the Cleveland and Pittsburg Railroad ran
through bridge about six miles from this
city, which had been weakened by the.
high water. The report is now being in-
yestigated